Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 22

Thea 2: The Shattering - a game in the Indie genre

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: PC → 13 May 2019

Steam: 79/100

Thea 2: The Shattering is a continuation of a unique turn-based strategy with elements of 4X strategy, survival, RPG and card game in the world of Slavic mythology...

Circus Electrique

Tactics, Role-playing game, Steampunk, Turn-based, Side view, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 6 September 2022

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Circus Electrique is a turn-based tactical role-playing game in the steampunk genre. Ordinary Londoners have suddenly turned into evil killers, and only the...

Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2

Role-playing game, Action, Roguelike, Adventure, Indie, Crafting, Comics, Horror, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 13 September 2022

Steam: 37/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2 is an action-adventure action RPG with roguelike elements and a top-down view. In the spring of 1926, the surrealist artist...

The Last World

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Science fiction, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 4 February 2023; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 68/100

The Last World is a strategy with sandbox elements in the post-apocalypse genre. The world that we all knew and loved so well has died. He was killed by bacteria...

Gravity Circuit

Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: PC → 13 July 2023

Steam: 95/100

The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated, but now they...

Butcher's Creek

First-person view, Horror, Action, Old school, Survival horror, Indie, Slasher

Game released: PC → 23 January 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

The main character, searching for the most brutal snuff videos, is captured by a gang of sadistic killers. In an attempt to get free, he will not only have to fight...

A Case of Distrust

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 8 February 2018

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An interactive detective story set in San Francisco in 1924. The main character is detective Phyllis Cadence Malone. She investigates various criminal cases...

MOLE

Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 15 June 2026

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 98/100

Psychological horror with elements of tactile simulation, sending you to the depths of the earth aboard the giant Soviet drill "Mole." Created after the war for...

Night Shift Hospital

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Casual game

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A fun cooperative simulator of night shift doctors' work. Players need to quickly accept patients, conduct examinations, make diagnoses, and assign people to...

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kitten

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 19 February 2024; Early Access: PC → 4 December 2020

Steam: 79/100

Hardcore indie platformer with roguelike elements and dungeons. The player takes on the role of a brave hero who, at the command of the eccentric Lady Tallowmere...

Cozy Liora

Simulation, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Casual game, Music game

Early Access: PC → 27 April 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 98/100

A casual game that combines a relaxing atmosphere with room decoration elements. To the sounds of Lo-Fi, you can write down your thoughts and daily events, creating...

Contractors

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics, Virtual Reality (VR), Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 December 2018

Steam: 83/100

Multiplayer VR shooter that combines tactical shootouts with a realistic weapon handling system. The detailed weapon models, believable reloading, and varying...

Trainwatch

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Trains, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

Game in development: PC → 2027

A narrative adventure with elements of time management, life simulation, and horror from the creator of The Cat Lady, Downfall , and Lorelai. The main character...

Raji: Kaliyuga

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Open world, Fantasy

Game in development: PC → 2027

The continuation of the adventure action Raji: An Ancient Epic focuses on the warrior Raji and her younger brother Darsha. The hero suffers from mysterious visions...

Scourge: Outbreak

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Shooter, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 2 April 2014

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Scourge: Outbreak is a dynamic action game with a third-person view in a sci-fi...

SpeedRunners

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Racing, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 April 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

SpeedRunners is a co-op arcade action platformer that puts running at the center of the game, challenging players to compete in speed races online. Your task is to...

Volgarr the Viking

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 13 September 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Volgarr the Viking is a hardcore arcade platformer in which the Viking hero fights enemies and navigates deadly traps across a series of dangerous worlds. The game...

Praey for the Gods

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration

Early Access: PC → 31 January 2019; Game released: PC → 14 December 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Praey for the Gods is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character will have to survive on a snowy island full of dangers and huge titans...

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Text quest, Indie, Casual game, Detective

Game released: PC → 21 September 2017

Steam: 91/100

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story is an unusual adventure for mobile platforms. The game is based on the gameplay where all the events take place on someone's phone...

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 5 April 2016; Game released: PC → 4 July 2026

Steam: 97/100

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is a fun weapon simulator with a first-person view for HTC Vive virtual reality devices. You have to go on an ordinary boring...

NEW LIFE: LIFE RPG

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 12 August 2019

Steam: 12/100

New Life is an action-adventure RPG with a first-person view, in which you can do whatever you want, from easy walks through the open world to a life of crime. You...

Yuppie Psycho

Indie, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Top-down view, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: PC → 25 April 2019

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Yuppie Psycho is an adventure horror game with stealth elements and a top-down view. The game takes place in a dystopian world from the 90s, where in the role of...

Cyberprank 2069

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie, Visual novel, Action

Game released: PC → 20 July 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 60/100

Cyberprank 2069 is a “next-gen RPG” set in a future where AI has taken over humanity. The main character is a “cop from the past” who wants to become the richest...

War Selection

Strategy, Online, MMO, In real time, Indie, Free game

Early Access: PC → 8 October 2019; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 83/100

War Selection is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with battle royale elements. The game allows up to 62 players to battle on a random map. Everyone starts...

Terror: Endless Night

Strategy, Horror, Business / Management, Indie, Survival, Historical

Game in development: PC → Q4 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Terror: Endless Night is an indie strategy game with horror elements in which you are the captain of a 19th-century expedition ship stranded in the Arctic ice. You...

Elderand

Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 16 February 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A game with Metroidvania elements and hardcore combat, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The main character travels through a dark world, swings and...

Ephesus

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 3 December 2021; Game released: PC → 17 February 2023

Steam: 51/100

The game takes place on the western coast of the Aegean Sea during the majestic Roman Empire. The main character is an adventurer named Hector Rem, who lives in the...

COCOON

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

The game is a puzzle game in which gamers can manipulate worlds made in the form of spheres. Features include unique gameplay mechanics and a mysterious setting...

Paranormal Tales

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game is a collection of scary stories with paranormal phenomena. They are presented in the form of levels in which the character films everything on camera...

Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse

Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Science fiction, Crafting, Construction, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 October 2024

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 77/100

The player explores a gloomy post-apocalyptic world with various activities: battles, fishing, resource collection and crafting. On combat missions, the gamer...

No More Mages

Platformer, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Action, Arcade, Adventure

Early Access: PC → 8 January 2026

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 100/100

A pixel game where you need to fight opponents at different levels. Abilities are available to the character from the very beginning, but you will have to learn how...

Neko Station

Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 13 July 2026

Steam: 87/100

Cozy indie simulator where players manage a train designed for fluffy passengers. Each car can be decorated with various furniture to attract new passengers. Cats...

How Fish Is Made

Horror, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 14 January 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

A surreal short adventure where a sardine navigates through the insides of a giant machine and talks to other fish. Each character encountered reflects on fate...

Fatum Betula

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 June 2020

Steam: 95/100

A surreal adventure in a world without a past, where a mysterious magical birch grows. The future of the entire world depends on its condition, and the main...

Analogue: A Hate Story

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 April 2012

Steam: 94/100

This science-fiction visual novel centers on the mystery of the Mugunghwa, a generation ship launched in the 25th century to establish the first interstellar colony...

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 4 April 2013

Steam: 75/100

This visual novel follows Winter Harrison, a student mediator who travels to chaotic worlds to help resolve their problems. In the series’ first entry, Winter...

Shank

Action, Platformer, Side view, Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: PC → 25 October 2010

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Set in a stylized criminal underworld, this side-scrolling beat ’em up follows Shank on a quest for revenge. Its story unfolds through fully animated scenes, while...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sports game

Game released: PC → 17 February 2010

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Operation: Black Mesa

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

Operation: Black Mesa is a fan remake of two additions to the first Half-Life - Half-Life: Blue Shift and Half-Life: Opposing Force. The shooter features more...

Lords of Xulima

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 November 2014; Early Access: PC → 8 August 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Lords of Xulima is a turn-based role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. You live in a world where gods and people walk in pairs. But...

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